That sucks about the Quarq. Are you sure its not a calibration error or something? I had some weird readings if I didn't manually zero it before rides and when I was using the old 2.4 firmware on my Edge 500.

@ trustnoone - They seem to be pretty good - very well made. The front skewer length seems a bit short but otherwise I like em.

@ KWalker - nah both the Edge 500 and 800 giving me -31441W on calibration. Website says anything around the 32000 mark and the strain guages are kaput. So looks like it just died. Shame I sold my powertap so fast it means I have no power for at least 2 weeks I might need to go out and beg borrow or steal......

Got my Quarq crankset back just before I went to the US in late March.I thought I would add a quick update as the last post I put up was a bit of a negative for Quarq.They sent me a brand new crank - no questions - and it has been flawless ever since.Total weight of the bike is 6.895Kg with the Quarq so still under the 7Kg barrier but no longer under the magic 6.8 I know I could get it down but the whole point of the project was to build a race bike as good as possible on a budget. Besides it's a CAAD 9 and whilst it is one hell of a good bike I'd really struggle to justify throwing a lot more money at it for the sake of a few gramsUltimately the Quarq blew the budget but now I can ride any wheelset I own and have power so I'm pretty happy with the outcome and as long as I stick with BB30 the crankset will follow.One final pic - a happy me on one of my many trips up Hawk Hill whilst in San Fran

I wouldn't fret so much about that 'magical' 6.8 kg barrier, if I were you. Seems like a very usable and practical bike you have there. And you take it to nice places too! My question is about the Louis Garneau kit you're wearing in that pic: how are your experiences with their products?

Mine is the Equipe kit. I also have the Speed Matrix bibs - not as comfortable over longer distances as the chamois is quite light and thin in comparison (But supposed to be superior according to LG).The Equipe bibs are sensational. Extremely tight fitting compression garment but incredibly comfortable once you've squeezed yourself into them. No problems with the stitching for me - I also own a blue set. Previously I destroyed a blue set in a racing crash so I've have a reasonably good length of time to get to know them. I will add one caveat though - I own probably 10 sets of quality gear so I rotate a lot this could mean that the material/stitch quality isn't as good as I think it is - only time will tell. For the moment they are my new favourite bibs.

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